Ep. 261 - This Is What Makes The Catholic Church Angry

Published: March 15, 2019, 2:55 a.m.

b'Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\\n\\u2014 Hemant\\u2019s speaking in Florida this weekend! (0:56)\\n\\u2014 Jessica got into a Twitter fight with a celebrity (?) over the meaning of \\u201catheist.\\u201d (1:38)\\n\\u2014 Hemant\\u2019s invocation in DuPage County will lead to a vote on the practice. (5:59)\\n\\u2014 A high schooler who broke school rules claims she was punished for her religion. (11:40)\\n\\u2014 The Diocese of Brooklyn is angrier about Pete Davidson\\u2018s SNL joke than child abuse. (16:51)\\n\\u2014 Cardinal George Pell will spend only six years in jail for child rape. (23:30)\\n\\u2014 A Georgia legislator says she\\u2019ll introduce a bill to regulate men\\u2019s balls. (28:50)\\n\\u2014 Humanist weddings are less likely to end in divorce, according to figures out of Scotland. (34:40)\\n\\u2014 Analyzing rape kits actually works. Who knew? (41:20)\\n\\u2014 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants taxpayers to fund \\u201csecular\\u201d services by religious groups for schools. (46:26)\\n\\u2014 Captain Marvel did not sit well with an anti-feminist Christian writer. (49:42)\\n\\u2014 Westboro Baptist Church protested against a trans legislator\\u2026 but there were counter-protesters with kazoos. (55:39)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'